Pa. Rep. Jesse White Apologizes For Fake Online Posts
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Going on television camera for the first time since acknowledging he posted negative comments online under other people’s names, Pa. Rep. Jesse White, a Cecil Democrat, was blunt....
View Article1 Dead, 1 Injured In Cecil Twp. Fire
CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A woman died this morning in a fire at her Washington County home. According to officials at the scene, flames broke out around 3:30 a.m. at the home on Laurel Hill Road in...
View Article4 Arrested After Leading Police On Chase From Carnegie To Washington Co.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Four people were arrested in Washington County, after leading police on a chase starting in Carnegie. Police say it started with a routine traffic stop around 2:20 a.m. near the...
View ArticleFormer Cecil Twp. Chief Accused Of Using Police Funds To Gamble
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The former Police Chief of Cecil Township, John Pushak, was arraigned today on theft charges at District Magistrate Jay Dutton’s office, in Cecil. Pushak, 64, is facing...
View Article2 Candidates Join Forces To Challenge Rep. White In Primary
CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The KD Investigators exposed him posing under false identities on the Internet. That moved two people to challenge state Rep. Jesse White for his seat, but now one of those...
View ArticleFlames Spew From I-79 After Trailer Catches Fire
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Flames spewed from the side of Interstate 79 in Washington County Saturday after a trailer went over the side of the road. It happened around 10:30 a.m. off of southbound I-79, near...
View ArticleHigh Levels Of Chloride Investigated At Cecil Twp. Marcellus Shale Site
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -– Environmental officials say they are looking into high levels of chloride found at a Marcellus Shale site in Cecil Township. A letter, dated July 31, went out to people living...
View ArticleDrilling Impoundments Raise Concerns Across Area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — They’re the size of a football field, holding millions of gallons of drilling water, and recently they’ve attracted the unwanted attention of state environmental regulators. “There...
View Article3-Year-Old Girl Gets New Liver Thanks To Dad
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Watching her play, you would never know 3-year-old Rachel Thomas has been through. When she was born, she was diagnosed with a rare liver disease. After countless trips to the...
View ArticleMan Arrested, $30,000 Worth Of Drugs Seized In Washington Co.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – One person was arrested and $30,000 worth of drugs was confiscated in Washington County. Police say Robert W. Scott was arrested by the Washington County District Attorney’s Drug...
View ArticleSeveral People Injured In Washington Co. Mail Truck Crash
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Multiple people were injured when at least one car collided with a mail truck in Washington County. It happened along State Route 980 in Cecil Township. It’s unclear how many people...
View ArticleSWAT Called To House In Washington Co.
WASHINGTON COUNTY (KDKA) – A SWAT situation in Washington County has ended. It happened Sunday afternoon in Cecil Township. Police reportedly had a house surrounded, but it’s unclear what prompted the...
View ArticleOfficials Looking For Cause of Early Morning Fire in Cecil Township
CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA)- Crews were called to a fire in Cecil Township, Washington County, early Friday morning. The fire started around 2:30 a.m. at a home at the corner of Blakemore Drive and Millers...
View ArticleState Fire Marshal Investigating Large Blaze In Washington Co.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The state fire marshal is looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed a home in Washington County. It started around 2:30 a.m. at a home at the corner of Blakemore Drive and...
View ArticleFire Destroys Cecil Township Home
CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A home in Washington County was destroyed by an early morning fire. According to officials at the scene, the fire started at a home on Davis Lane in Cecil Township around 7 a.m....
View ArticleCrews Battle Large Fire In Cecil Township Pretzel Factory
CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Thick black smoke could be seen for miles around from a fire at Pretzels Inc. in Cecil Township. It’s believed the fire started in an area vital to the company’s pretzel making...
View ArticleCourt Battle Over Memorial In Washington Co. Park Takes Nasty Turn
CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — What started out as a tribute and memorial to a local woman’s late father has now turned into a full blown court battle in Washington County. Gary Andreis was 58 when he died...
View ArticleHomeless Woman Breaks Into 2 Homes, Steals Food & Takes Bath
CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A homeless woman has been arrested for allegedly breaking into homes in Washington County to take a bath and to look for food. The woman, who is originally from Canonsburg but...
View ArticleHomeowner Kills Intruder In Washington Home Invasion
CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One person is dead after a shooting in Cecil Township. The shooting happened in the 100-block of Adams Street around 6:15 p.m. Sources say the victim had broken into a home when...
View ArticleCecil Twp. Man Charged For Killing Home Intruder
WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – A Washington County man has been ordered held without bail after he was arraigned on charges stemming from the fatal shooting of an unarmed intruder last month. David...
View ArticleOvernight Police Chase Ends With Crash In Collier Township
COLLIER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Police were led on a nearly 20-mile chase that spanned parts of Washington and Allegheny counties Wednesday morning. Cecil Township Police say they received a call around one...
View ArticleFiery Crash In Washington Co. Injures 5 People
CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A mother and her child remain hospitalized after a fiery crash in Washington County over the weekend. Linda Donella-Barsody and her husband were driving Sunday night near their...
View ArticleFire Chief Removed After Using Racial Slur Against Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The fallout continues after the Pittsburgh Steelers game on Sunday and the team’s decision to stay in the tunnel at Chicago’s Soldier Field during...
View ArticleFire Destroys House In Cecil Township
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter CECIL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Fire destroyed a house in Cecil Township, Washington County early Thursday morning. Firefighters were called to the house in the 400...
View ArticleSeveral Taken Into Custody After Car Chase Through 2 Counties
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Authorities took several people into custody after a car chase through Washington and Allegheny counties Sunday night. It started just after...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Apparent Murder-Suicide At Southpointe Town Center
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in an apartment building in Southpointe Town Center in Washington County. The incident was...
View ArticlePregnant Woman, Man Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in an apartment building in Southpointe Town Center in Washington County. The incident was...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Fatal Shooting In Cecil Township
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police responded to a fatal shooting in Washington County on Friday afternoon. The incident happened along Route 980 in Cecil Township....
View ArticleOfficials Investigating After Body Found Near Cecil Twp. Park
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man’s body was found in Cecil Township late Monday afternoon. Few details have been released, but call came in around 5 p.m. Officers,...
View ArticlePolice: Woman Arrested After Threatening To ‘Shoot Up’ Elementary School
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Authorities are investigating two separate threats in the Canon-McMillan School District in Washington County. In one of the incidents a woman...
View ArticleFirefighters In Washington County Rescue Ducklings From Sewer
SOUTHPOINTE (KDKA) — Firefighters in Washington County helped rescue ducklings from a sewer Monday. At least five ducklings had apparently fallen into a storm water sewer in Southpointe. (Photo Credit:...
View ArticleBlack Bear Spotted Near Homes In Cecil Township
CECIL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – The Cecil Township Police Department is warning residents about a black bear that has been spotted near homes. In a post to Facebook Thursday morning, police officials say...
View Article‘We Have To Remember Them’: National Cemetery Of The Alleghenies Holds...
CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — By the dawn’s early light, staff from the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies honored those who fought for the broad stripes and bright stars through numerous perilous fights....
View ArticleOne Person Killed In Single Vehicle Crash On State Route 980
CECIL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash on State Route 980 in Cecil Township. According to Washington County Dispatch, the crash occurred just after 3:00 a.m. between...
View ArticleCecil Township Taking Pa. Turnpike Commission, Construction Company To Court...
CECIL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Some Washington County residents are tired of the noise coming from one nearby construction zone. KDKA learned that the noise is allegedly happening at all hours of the...
View ArticleBlack Bear Spotted In Cecil Township
By: KDKA-TV News Staff CECIL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A black bear was spotted in Cecil Township. The township police said the bear was spotted in the Cherrybrook housing community off Morganza Road. Law...
View ArticleFormer Mylan Executive Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading, Preparing False Tax...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff CECIL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A former Mylan executive has pleaded guilty to insider trading and preparing a false tax return. The Justice Department says Dayakar Mallu, who now...
View ArticleLane Restrictions And New Traffic Patterns To Be Put In Place On Interstate 79
By: KDKA-TV News Staff WASHINGTON (KDKA) – Lane restrictions are coming to a section of Interstate 79. PennDOT will be working on the exit ramp bridge at the Heidelberg-Collier exit on Thursday night....
View ArticleWashington County Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boy And Promising Him...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Washington County man is accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy and promising him Fortnite currency to keep quiet. Ryan Wolstoncroft of Cecil...
View ArticleBody Of Missing Rebecca Kloster Found In Washington County
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The body of a missing woman has been found in Washington County. (Photo Credit: State Police) Two men have now been charged in connection with Rebecca Kloster’s disappearance. The...
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